Concerned about my first hatch when candling..no veins.. help? :(

[brittonia18]

We got farm fresh, fertile eggs four days ago, the day they were laid. I put them in my heated blanket on the first night to keep them warm until the incubator arrived the next morning. I've read many forums on here and made sure my temperature was right and I had the correct amount of water for humidity and then I placed 6 eggs. However, I got anxious and candled them today (day 3 of incubation, day 4 since laid) and found no veins or anything that would suggest they are viable and growing so i'm really concerned, especially since this is my first (attempted) hatch. :/ The eggs look like a big mass at the top and its gets a little more clear to the bottom and then the air sac in good condition. I'll try to get pictures up here tomorrow, but I'm wondering if someone can give me some insight on what's up with them? Do you think maybe my blanket was too hot and cooked them or something?

 

[blucoondawg]

I wouldn't have put them in the blanket they can sit for a day and be OK, that's not to say it hurt anything. I don't candle brown eggs until day 7 as it can be hard to see anything anyways.give it a couple days then candle again,you do have them setting big end up right? If so the air cell should be on top of the egg, or you can lay them on their side if you aren't using a turner

 

[brittonia18]

Yeah they're on their side, their air cell is at the bottom on the bigger end of the egg. I hand turn three times a day and I candled tonight while I turned so I don't handle them anymore than I have to

 

[brittonia18]

My incubator keeps fluctuating also, sometimes it gets as high as 103, I'm worried I cooked them :/

 

[blucoondawg]

Do you keep it in a stable environment like a basement or any other room where the temp stays fairly consistent rather than getting a lot of sun during the day and going from cool to very warm throughout the afternoon? That can effect the temp of the incubator. What kind of incubator do you have?

 

[brittonia18]

I have a hovabator, and we keep it in the room since it's the only room that has the least of a draft. I think it might be because our walls have very poor insulation and are pretty thin

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

I would leave all the eggs and candle again on day 7 or 10. Not much happens in the first few days and even experienced hatchers don't pitch them that early. It'll be MUCH easier to see some action a little later down the road